Common name:
Glandleaf milkwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Hebecarpa macradenia
Main flower color:
Range:
From far south Nevada to west Texas
Height:
Up to 10 inches
Habitat:
Open areas, on gravel, sandy or gypsum soils, from 1,700 to 7,800 feet
Leaves:
Linear, ovate, oblong or narrowly lanceolate, up to 0.4 inches long
Season:
March to September
Hebecarpa macradenia is a low growing shrub; plants produce many short stems, held at varying angles, forming a dense clump. Leaves are variable in shape, generally narrow, widest at or above the middle. Leaves and stems are densely covered by short, translucent hairs, spreading or curved.
Flowers form at the branch tips; usually one or two, occasionally up to four. Corollas are purple, less often pink, hairy on the outer surface. Sepals usually wither before the flowers open, though one, the upper, may persist. Flowers have three petals, opening just a small amount, to reveal the partly fused stamens (seven or eight) and pistils (two).
Flowers form at the branch tips; usually one or two, occasionally up to four. Corollas are purple, less often pink, hairy on the outer surface. Sepals usually wither before the flowers open, though one, the upper, may persist. Flowers have three petals, opening just a small amount, to reveal the partly fused stamens (seven or eight) and pistils (two).
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